08. Mind Over Dollars: The Importance of Mental Health and Overall Health and Wellness featuring Rob Weiss

🤯 I think I need help. 00:51

😇 Strong desire related to social justice led him to “marry” social work and mental health services. 03:22

💸 General split is always among income and resources, regardless of ethnic or racial background. 05:14

🥀 Trauma-informed care: The biggest challenge in the field is to prevent retriggering, and reactivating people’s trauma. 09:30

💲 Binded with a dollar: Getting enough mental health providers and medical staff is a big challenge. 13:58

📊 The influence of non-profit organizations on the allocation of pandemic relief funds.18:01

⚡ The government should support infrastructure in their local communities for health and wellness, and it shouldn't be a politicized thing. 20:03

💊 What is Basic Health Care?--Is it a human right or privilege and what kind of infrastructure do we need for it? 23:38

🙏 Examples of programs that can help in the prevention of wellness and mental health issues. 30:45

💰 On insurance: The reimbursement model vs. dollars for prevention model. 32:46

👛 Preventative maintenance of health and expensive medications in the US. 37:43

🚨 We need a shift from a healthcare system driven by profit. 39:30

🎫 Think globally, act locally: we need to be mentally healthy and well--it will translate into your community too. 48:30

💉 Rob’s pricked story: Hope, despite the difficulties. 51:04

💪 It's all about perseverance: Keep your center. 54:58

Connect with Rob’s non-profit agency: www.mentis.napa.org

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